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Public works director urges enforcement of county ordinance banning snow pushed into roadways; explains snow-plowing priorities
Summary
Morgan County Public Works described the county snow plan, why pushing private snow into public roads causes damage and safety risks, and asked commissioners to support enforcement and public outreach.
Brett, a county public-works representative, told commissioners on Jan. 7 that pushing private snow onto public roadways creates safety risks, accelerates pavement deterioration and damages plows.
Brett described the county's winter operations: crews concentrate on main routes and school-bus corridors first, aim to "get ahead of the school buses," and run rotating routes with limited staff hours. He said the county can typically run plow routes for roughly 16 hours per day with available staff and that breakdowns, equipment issues…
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